Roll-up coverings for architectural openings and related methods, systems and devices

A roll-up covering for an architectural structure, said roll-up covering comprising:

• a first inner elongate tape and a second inner elongate tape, each of the first and second inner elongate tapes being opaque and having a first end, a second end, an inner tape length that extends from the first end to the second end, an inner tape width that extends perpendicular to the inner tape length, and an inner tape thickness perpendicular to and less than the inner tape width;
• a first outer elongate tape and a second outer elongate tape, each of the first and second outer elongate tapes being opaque and having a first end, a second end, an outer tape length that extends from the first end to the second end, an outer tape width that extends perpendicular to the outer tape length, and an outer tape thickness perpendicular to and less than the outer tape width;
• a third elongate tape, the third elongate tape having a first end, a second end, a third tape length that extends from the first end to the second end of the third elongate tape, a third tape width that extends perpendicular to the third tape length of the third elongate tape, and a third tape thickness perpendicular to and less than the third tape width of the third elongate tape;
• and
• a plurality of flexible slats separately formed from the inner elongate tapes, the outer elongate tapes, and the third elongate tape, each of the flexible slats having a first end and a second end, an inner longitudinal edge and an outer longitudinal edge, a slat length extending from the first end to the second end, and a slat width that extends from the inner longitudinal edge to the outer longitudinal edge, and an upper face and a lower face defined by the length and width of the respective flexible slat,
• wherein:
• the first end of the inner tapes are attached to the roller at a first longitudinal location along a length of the roller and the first end of the outer elongate tapes are attached to the roller at a second longitudinal location along the length of the roller;
• the greater of the sum total of the tape width of the first inner elongate tape, the second inner elongate tape and the third elongate tape or the sum total of the tape width of the first outer elongate tape, the second outer elongate tape and the third elongate tape is less than half of the slat length of any one of the plurality of flexible slats;
• the plurality of flexible slats and the inner, the outer, and the third elongate tapes form an expandable panel where each of the plurality of separately formed flexible slats are attached to and vertically spaced apart along the tape length of each of the inner and outer elongate tapes and extend from the inner elongate tapes to the outer elongate tapes, and each of the flexible slats extend horizontally with its slat length extending in the same direction as the tape width of each of the inner and outer elongate tapes, the expandable panel moveable in a fully extended position between a closed configuration and an open configuration, wherein in the fully extended position at least one of the inner tape length of the inner elongate tapes or the outer tape length of the outer elongate tapes are fully unwound from the rotatable roller, wherein in the open configuration the inner elongate tapes are laterally separated from the outer elongate tapes and a middle portion of each of the flexible slats is not substantially parallel with the inner and outer elongate tapes, and whefrein in the closed configuration the inner elongate tapes are more adjacent the outer elongate tapes and each of the flexible slats is substantially parallel with the inner and outer elongate tapes;
• with the expandable panel in the fully extended position, the inner elongatee tapes are laterally moveable relative to the outer elongate tapes and the plurality of flexible vanes are angularly adjustable in response to the inner tapes being laterally moved relative to the outer elongate tapes;
• the first inner elongate tape and the first outer elongate tapes are both positioned at or proximate to each respective slat's first end, the second inner elongate tape and the second outer elongate tape are both positioned at or proximate to each repective slat's second end, and the third elongate tape is positioned between at least one of the first and second inner elongate tapes or the first and second outer elongate tapes;
• and
• the upper face of each of the plurality of separately formed, horizontally extending, flexible slats are adhesively attached to the first inner and second inner elongate tape and the lower face of each of the plurality of separately formed, horizontally extending, flexible slats are adhesively attached to the first outer and the second outer elongate tape to bias the plurality of flexible slats into the closed position.

A roll-up covering for an architectural structure, said roll-up covering comprising:

• a first pair of elongate tapes comprising a first inner elongate tape and a first outer elongate tape, a second pair of elongate tapes comprising a second inner elongate tape and a second outer elongate tape, and a third elongate tape, each of the elongate tapes being opaque and having a first end, a second end, a tape length that extends from the first end to the second end, a tape width as little as about 5 mm to as large as about 100 mm that extends perpendicular to the tape length, and a tape thickness perpendicular to and less than the tape width;
• and
• a plurality of flexible slats separately formed from the first pair of elongate tapes, the second pair of elongate tapes, and the third elongate tape, each of the flexible slats having a first end and a second end, an inner longitudinal edge and an outer longitudinal edge, a slat length extending from the first end to the second end, and a slat width that extends from the inner longitudinal edge to the outer longitudinal edge, and an upper face and a lower face defined by the length and width of the respective flexible slat,
• wherein:
• the plurality of separately formed flexible slats are operably connected to each of the first pair of elongate tapes, the second pair of elongate tapes, and the third elongate tapes;
• each of the plurality of separately formed flexible slats are vertically spaced apart along the tape lengths of each of the first pair of elongate tapes, the second pair of elongate tapes, and the third elongate tape;
• each of the flexible slats are supported by and extend horizontally in the same direction as the tape widths of each of the first pair of elongate tapes, the second pair of elongate tapes, and the third elongate tape, the plurality of flexible slats and the elongate tapes form an expandable panel moveable in a fully extended position between an open configuration and a closed configuration in which the plurality of flexible slats are substantially planar and parallel to the elongate tapes;
• the first elongate tapes are positioned at or proximate to each respective slat's first end, the second elongate tapes are positioned at or proximate to each respective slat's second end, and the third elongate tape has a different width than either of the first or second elongate tapes and is positioned between the first and second elongate tapes;
• and
• the upper face of each of the plurality of separately formed, horizontally extending, flexible slats are adhesively attached to one of the first inner elongate tape or the first outer elongate tape and the lower face of each of the plurality of separately formed, horizontally extending, flexible slats are adhesively attached to the respective second inner elongate tape or the second outer elongate tape to bias the plurality of flexible slats into the closed position.